Coat hanger extension pad



Feb. 17, 1953 s A T 2,628,748

COAT HANGER EXTENSION PAD Filed June 26, 1952 INVENTOR LOUIS M. STRATTAATTORNEY Patented Feb. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT-owner.

COAT HANGER EXTENSION PAD Louis M. Stratta, Watervliet, N. Y.Application June 26, 1952, Serial No. 295,629

addition, for use with the type of coat hanger,

having a horizontal bar connecting the bottom ends of the side portions.

A further object of this invention is to provide a coat hanger extensionpad which may be readily adjusted along the length of the side portionof a coat hanger by merely lifting the end of the extension pad relativeto the coat hanger, and, thereby, freeing it for movement along the coathanger side portion, and then, frictionally locking it to the sideportion by merely lowering the pad downwardly thereon. A further objectof this invention is to provide a coat hanger extension pad which may bemade from wood or from plastic, or other suitable material.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a coat hangerextension pad to be used in ticularly desirable in the case of heavy furcoats,

thus, preventing damage to the coats that may follow from beingsupported on a comparatively thin coat hanger side portion. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention comprisesthe combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter setforth, claimed and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, wherein: Fig.l is a side elevation of a coat hanger, to which a pair of the extensionpads of this invention have been applied, one of the pads being elevatedfor adjustment along its supporting side portion.

r Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a coat hanger with the pads in operativeposition. I

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through one of the pads of thisinvention. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of one of the pads of thisinvention. 1 There is shown at l the coat hanger exten: sion pad of thisinvention, the same being intend ed to be used in combination with aconventional coat hanger l I having the usual supporting hook I2 fromwhich extend downwardly a pair of supporting side portions 14 havingparallel side 6 Claims. (01. 22388) walls IS. A horizontal trousersupporting bar I5 is supported between the ends I! of the side portionsM in the conventional manner as by be ing countersunk insuitablyprovided sockets on the under surface thereof.

The coat hanger extension pad I!) of this invention is particularlyintended for providing a broad base to support a coat shoulder, and issomewhat pear-shaped in elevation, broadening out from its stem endtoward the much broader pear-shaped end 2|. In thickness, the pad isfiattest at its pear-shaped end 2|, and thickens in height as itapproaches the stem end 28.

A longitudinal channel of substantially inverted U-shape of varyingwidth and depth extends along the bottom surface of the pad H As shownin Figs. 3 and 4, one portion 22 of this channel commences substantiallyat the wide but thin pear-shaped end 2| of the pad Ill, and increases indepth uniformly to a point 23 which is closer to the stem end 28' thanit is to the pearshaped end 2|. Up to this point 23, the channel 22 isuniform in width, and the roof 24 of channel 22 is substantially in asingle plane. Between the point 23 and the stem end of the pad I0, theroof 25 of the channel extends at an obtuse angle to the roof portion'24, as will be ap parent from Fig. 3, and the roof portion 25 extendsto the top of the pad H], and terminates a distance from the end 2? ofpad I 0 substantially equal in thickness to the height of the crosssection of a side portion I4 of the clothes hanger -I I.

Also, while the width of the side walls of the channel portion 22adjacent the roof portion 24 .are substantially equal to the crosssectional width of a side portion M of the clothes hanger Il, the'sidewalls of the channel adjacent the roof 25 diverge somewhat from eachother along the channel portion 25. Also, beyond the roof 25, thesedivergingjside walls 21 are openat their top. The Width of the channelportion -22 is such that its sidewalls will frictionally engage and lockalong the side walls of the side portion M when lowered into engagementtherewith, as shown at the left hand end of Fig. l, but the pad I0 mayslide freely along the side portion M when channel portion 22 has beendisengaged from the side walls, as shown at the right hand end of Fig.1.

In addition, a locking pin 28, which may consist of a bolt and nut isremovably secured through a pair of aligned openings extending laterallythrough the side walls 21 adjacent their lower corners at the stem end20.

In operation, the pads III are installed on a conventional coat, hangerby removing the pin 28, inserting the open end of the channel betweenthe side walls 21 over the side portion l4, and replacing the removablepin 28. The pad I is then held in the upper position, as shown at theright hand end of Fig. l, and in this position, it may slide freelyalong the side portion Hi up or down, being limited in its upwardmovement by the thickened portion of the coat hanger, and being limitedagainst movement beyond the lower end by the pin 28 abutting against thecoat horizontal bar IS. The pad I0 is thus adjusted to its desiredposition, and then, lowered to cause the channel portion 22 tofrictionally engage with the side walls of the coat hanger side portionl4, and. thus, lock the pad Ill in any adjusted position along the sideportions M of the coat hanger.

A pad in frictionally locked position is shown at the left hand end ofFig. 1. The pads are use in pairs, and both will desirably be adjustedto the same position. The pads I!) will thus serve as a coat shouldersupport, and provide a broad bearing for the coat distributing the 1weight of the coat over a much larger area of the shoulder portion ofthe coat, and thus, preventing any tendency to damage the coat, orstretch the coat at the shoulder. The pads may be made of any suitablematerial, such as, wood, plastic or the like, and the pins 28, maylikewise be made of any suitable material, usually of metal, or ofplastic.

While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail,it is obvious that this invention is not to be considered as beinglimited to the exact form disclosed, and that changes in detail andconstruction may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed,without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, whatis claimed is:

1. A portable coat shoulder support adapter for adjustably mountingalong a side portion of a clothes hanger having parallel side walls, theclothes hanger having two oppositely and angularly extending sideportions, said adapter comprising a solid body somewhat pear-shaped inplan, said adapter tapering from its wide end toward its stem end andhaving an inverted U-shaped channel extending longitudinally along thebottom surface commencing adjacent the wide end and ending at an angleto its upper surface and intersecting said upper surface at a distancefrom its stem end, said distance being at least equal to the height ofthe intermediate portion of a side portion of the clothes hanger, thewidth of said channel throughout said distance being sufficientlygreater than the width of the intermediate portion of the side portionof the clothes hanger to permit the clothes hanger to slide freelytherealong therethrough, the portion of the channel from said distanceto the wide end being somewhat narrower and of a width to frictionallyengage the sides of the clothes hanger portion and substantially locksaid adapter against movement along the clothes hanger side portion.

2. An adapter as defined in claim 1 wherein the roof of the Widerportion of said channel extends at an obtuse angle to the roof of thenarrower portion of said channel.

3. An adapter as defined in claim 2 wherein the two portions of saidchannel merge gradually into each other.

4. A portable coat shoulder support adapter pad for adjustably mountingalong a side portion of a coat hanger having parallel side walls, saidadapter pad comprising a solid body somewhat pear-shaped in plan andhavingv a channel extending longitudinally thereof in its bottom surfacecommencing at its wider end and ending at an acute angle to the uppersupporting surface of said pad and intersecting said upper surface at adistance from its pear-stem end about equal to the length of thealtitude of said coat hanger side portion, the pear stem end of saidchannel being of a width to slide freely on said coat hanger sideportion, the remainder of said channel being of a width to snugly fitand frictionally engage the sides of said coat hanger side portion.

5. A portable coat shoulder support adapter for adjustably mountingalong a side portion of a clothes hanger having parallel side walls, theclothes hanger having two oppositely and angularly extending sideportions and a horizontal bar supported by the ends of the sideportions, said adapter comprising a solid body somewhat pear-shaped inplan, said adapter tapering from its wide end toward its stem end andhaving an inverted U-shaped channel extending longitudinally along thebottom surface commencingad- J'acent the wide end and ending at an angleto its upper surface and intersecting said upper surface at a distancefrom its stem end, said distance being at least equal to the height ofthe intermediate portion of a side portion of the clothes hanger, thewidth of said channel throughout said distance being suificientlygreater than the width of the intermediate portion of the side portionof the clothes hanger to permit the clothes hanger to slide freelytherealong therethrough, the portion of the channel from said distanceto the wide end being somewhat narrower and of a Width to frictionallyengage the sides of the clothes hanger portion and substantially locksaid adapter against movement along the clothes hanger side portion, anda pin removably secured across said channel at the lower corner of thestem end below the clothes hanger side portion and above the clotheshanger horizontal bar preventing separation of said adapter from theclothes hanger.

6. An adapter as defined in claim 5 wherein the roof of the widerportion of said channel extends at an obtuse angle to the roof of thenarrower portion of said channel, and wherein the two portions of saidchannel merge gradually into each other.

LOUIS M. STRATTA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,528,036 Cook Oct. 31, 19502,614,736 Sarti Oct. 21, 1952

